Urban Poly Princess

It's after midnight and I'm doing laundry again. I just ran to Macey's before midnight so I could buy 8 lbs of strawberries for a freezer jam recipe I found on Pintrest. I am sooo addicted to that thing but I've tried 2 recipes so far and both were amazing. My cousin Noelani made freezer jam 2 years ago that was scrumptious!!! I can't wait to try this. I'm going to get her recipe too in case I get inspired again. 2 years ago the BEST way to eat her freezer jam was on dark chocolate ice-cream-seriously to die for!!! Pintrest is the natural progression from google reviews. I looove that now I can look online at reviews before I make major purchases. The recipes are similar. These are reviewed by different people with nothing to gain. So are any of the projects and hints included. It's yet another example of Covey's principle of interdependence that I have come to notice and want in EVERYTHING. Collectively people come up with the best solution. Different backgrounds and experiences coalese and should not be underestimated or shut out because these result in something superior. The Pintrest paradigm is interdependence-this relates to globalization and how we all benefit by being connected.Collective wisdom is arrived at NOT by exploring the SAME thing BUT by exploring options. The first and most basic stage is dependence. Most children depend on their parents. Next is independence. This is a state of strength but not the optimal state. People can accomplish more with other people. It is challenging in the beginning the same way independence was at first BUT if we can just master this we will build something greater and reach our optimal state. I really believe this is why we need to get married. It's not easy trying to understand someone else's take on something BUT I can completely see just on a purely intellectual level why this is valuable. The entire family unit is a way to develop and practice interdependence-If ye are not one ye are not mine-somewhere someone wrote that-also the savior frequently repeats how he is one with the father. Becoming one in this sense is allowing and even encouraging differences, communicating these respectfully so each is understood, then selecting something all can agree on or result in Covey's win/win situation or outcome. Line upon line. Working with different people with different ideas is always challenging but that's what makes it fun too. I need to remember this. It is always easier for me to avoid people instead of trying to understand them. I guess that's not so odd.